KENDAL came to standstill this morning as the town joined a countrywide silence to remember the victims of the Manchester attack. 

Dozens of people gathered together at the centre of the Market Place to acknowledge the tragedy. 

As the clock struck eleven, the attendees bowed their heads in respect for a few minute's silent reflection.  

As the crowd fell silent, the usual bustle of the town market paused, and soon the only sound that could still be heard were the breaths of mellow summer wind. 

David Evans, who paid his silent tribute away from the crowd, said: "It's a true tragedy. There is such a number of young people who are never coming home, or come home seriously injured.

"It's time for people to come together and support each other and try to build a better future."

Councillor, Andy Blackman, Kendal's new mayor, joined the residents, visitors and council figures to pay his tributes. 

"We saw evil manifest at Manchester," he said. "I think it has been phenomenal how their local community has responded to the most tragic of events, and that can teach us here at Kendal.

"It's good to be mindful that people in our community here in Kendal could also be affected by the tragic events in Manchester."